BF2 Black

[dfigravity]

other than ordering it online from Mnpctech, have you guys found a good substitute for modders mesh at your local hardware store? I'm heading out tomorrow to look, but figured I'd see if anyone else has had any luck...

[dfigravity]

ok so here's a little update for today...

A few minutes after I posted my question about finding a substitute for modders mesh...I found this on my back door...not sure why I never really noticed it before...

SCORE!!!

Cool...so now to get the case ready...

[dfigravity]

oh noes! Boo boo!

that's ok...there's no job too big or too small for Barbie...

Plus my favorite modders drink...(Lemonade flavored N.O. Xplode + Tang= AWESOME)

Ok, now back to playing...

[dfigravity]

With the help of my trusty rubber mallet the "back door mesh" fits perfectly!

So now the issue of attaching it to the case...
I have seen a bunch of you guys use bondo for this job, however I didn't have any sitting around and I hadn't come up with a solid enough justification for my wife...so I dug around and found some Amazing Goop.

I'm not totally confident in this stuff at the moment...

I used a few washers and a bolt to hold the mesh to the case while this stuff sets up...

Has anyone had any luck using Goop on metal? I imagine I am going to have to scrape this stuff off and find something else. We'll see though....any suggestions just in case?

[dfigravity]

Ok, while that dries I decided to play around with the USB port. I found one laying around in my "box o' random computer crap"

Drilled a few holes, added standoffs and a little Goop to hold them (maybe threadlock would be better here...)

And voila!

You'll get the big picture once everything dries and I can take my front panel back into the motorpool shop...need to punch out a square hole...

[dfigravity]

ok, I still have a week to make the decision, but I'm excited and I can't stop thinking about it... The guys at work are going to powdercoat this project for me...or rather, they're going to show me how and then let me do it...but I need to decide on colors...
The whole thing is going to be black for sure...but I can't decide between gloss black and wrinkle black. Wrinkle gives it a flat, textured look/feel, and gloss is obvious. Since I am basing this mod around the Special Forces expansion, green and black are my operational colors. I'll post a few sketchups in a minute.

[dfigravity]

Here's a rough idea of what I'm thinking

I also have this nifty little fan that I was thinking about trying to incorporate somehow...maybe cut a hole so the housing sticks out of the case...repaint the fan green etc

I also still want to work that analog DC meter in somehow...just need to find a way to get it to read HDD activity or something

[the__dark]

looks promising so far hope to see more pics

[kris]

you have some great ideas!
I would suggest that you make the green stripe stand out or in, so that it's not in the same level as the rest of the case.( don know the English expression for this.)

[nevermind1534]

you have some great ideas!
I would suggest that you make the green stripe stand out or in, so that it's not in the same level as the rest of the case.( don know the English expression for this.)

Make it indented?